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1939 Masters Tournament

The 1939 Masters Tournament was the sixth Masters Tournament, held from March 31 to April 2 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Due to adverse weather conditions, the first round was postponed to Friday and the final two rounds were played on Sunday.[2]

1939 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesMarch 31 – April 2, 1939
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Field46 players[1]
CutNone
Prize fund$5,000
Winner's share$1,500
Champion
United States Ralph Guldahl
279 (−9)
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Ralph Guldahl won his only Masters title with a tournament record 279 (−9), one stroke better than runner-up Sam Snead. He had finished as a runner-up the previous two years, and it was the third of Guldahl's three major titles; he won consecutive U.S. Open titles in 1937 and 1938. The previous Masters record was 282 (−6) in 1935,[3] and Guldahl's mark stood until 1953, when Ben Hogan shot 274 (−14).

The purse was $5,000 with a winner's share of $1,500. The gallery for Sunday's final two rounds was estimated at 10,000 spectators.[4] Challenging weather conditions during the second round on Saturday included hail, wind, rain, and some sun breaks.[5][6]

Field edit

1. Masters champions

Byron Nelson (7,9,10,12), Henry Picard (7,9,10,12), Gene Sarazen (2,4,6,7,9,10,12), Horton Smith (7,9,10,12)

2. U.S. Open champions

Tommy Armour (4,6,10), Billy Burke (9), Johnny Farrell, Ralph Guldahl (7,9,10), Walter Hagen (4,6), Bobby Jones (3,4,5,9), Tony Manero (7,9)

3. U.S. Amateur champions

Lawson Little (5,9), Jess Sweetser (5,a), Willie Turnesa (11,a)

4. British Open champions

Jock Hutchison (6), Denny Shute (6,7,10)

5. British Amateur champions

Charlie Yates (8,a)

6. PGA champions

Johnny Revolta (7,9,10), Paul Runyan (9,10,12)

7. Members of the U.S. 1937 Ryder Cup team

Ed Dudley (9), Sam Snead (12)

8. Members of the U.S. 1938 Walker Cup team

Ray Billows (a), Tommy Suffern Tailer (9,a)

9. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 Masters Tournament

Harry Cooper (10), Vic Ghezzi (10), Jimmy Hines (10,12), Ben Hogan, Ky Laffoon, Ray Mangrum, Jug McSpaden (10), Dick Metz (10), Felix Serafin, Jimmy Thomson, Frank Walsh, Al Watrous

10. Top 30 players and ties from the 1938 U.S. Open

Joe Belfore, Jim Foulis (12), Frank Moore, Toney Penna

11. 1938 U.S. Amateur quarter-finalists

Dick Chapman (a), Chick Harbert (a), Joe Thompson (a)

12. 1938 PGA Championship quarter-finalists
13. Two players, not already qualified, with the best scoring average in the winter part of the 1939 PGA Tour

Jimmy Demaret, Craig Wood

14 Foreign invitations

Stanley Horne

Additional invitation

Ted Adams (a) winner of 1938 Canadian Amateur Championship

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Friday, March 31, 1939

Place Player Score To par
1   Billy Burke 69 −3
2   Sam Snead 70 −2
T3   Tommy Armour 71 −1
  Byron Nelson
  Henry Picard
T6   Jimmy Demaret 72 E
  Ralph Guldahl
  Ky Laffoon
  Lawson Little
  Dick Metz
  Toney Penna
  Craig Wood

Source:[7]

Second round edit

Saturday, April 1, 1939

Place Player Score To par
1   Gene Sarazen 73-66=139 −5
T2   Ralph Guldahl 72-68=140 −4
  Byron Nelson 71-69=140
  Sam Snead 70-70=140
5   Billy Burke 69-72=141 −3
6   Henry Picard 71-71=142 −2
7   Lawson Little 72-72=144 E
T8   Tommy Armour 71-74=145 +1
  Craig Wood 72-73=145
T10   Ben Hogan 75-71=146 +2
  Jimmy Thomson 75-71=146

Source:[5][6]

Third round edit

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1   Ralph Guldahl 72-68-70=210 −6
2   Gene Sarazen 73-66-72=211 −5
T3   Billy Burke 69-72-71=212 −4
  Lawson Little 72-72-68=212
  Byron Nelson 71-69-72=212
  Sam Snead 70-70-72=212
7   Craig Wood 72-73-71=216 E
T8   Ben Hogan 75-71-72=218 +2
  Henry Picard 71-71-76=218
T10   Ed Dudley 75-75-69=219 +3
  Toney Penna 72-75-72=219

Final round edit

Sunday, April 2, 1939   (afternoon)

Final leaderboard edit

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
1   Ralph Guldahl 72-68-70-69=279 −9 1,500
2   Sam Snead 70-70-72-68=280 −8 800
T3   Billy Burke 69-72-71-70=282 −6 550
  Lawson Little 72-72-68-70=282
5   Gene Sarazen (c) 73-66-72-72=283 −5 400
6   Craig Wood 72-73-71-68=284 −4 300
7   Byron Nelson (c) 71-69-72-75=287 −1 250
8   Henry Picard (c) 71-71-76-71=289 +1 175
9   Ben Hogan 75-71-72-72=290 +2 175
T10   Ed Dudley 75-75-69-72=291 +3 100
  Toney Penna 72-75-72-72=291

Sources:[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Past winners and results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Golf Masters get rained out". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 31, 1939. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Ralph Guldahl winner in Augusta tourney". Milwaukee Sentinel. INS. April 3, 1939. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Guldahl wins Augusta cup". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 3, 1939. p. 8.
  5. ^ a b "Bobby Jones is far down in Masters' open golf tournament". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 2, 1939. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ a b "Veteran Gene Sarazen shoots 66 to take lead in Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. United Press. April 2, 1939. p. 13.
  7. ^ McLemore, Henry (April 1, 1939). "Burke shatters par to lead Masters". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links edit

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